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RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Initiative] ASFI, which both look to ensure better informed financial decision-making by enhancing disclosures and transparency in financial markets," the report said. "For us, where we're almost more interested now is the leaders list," O'Connor said. ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... code was developed by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) in 2018 as a way to increase the transparency and accountability of stewardship activities in Australia. Stewardship codes exist in many markets in the world, including the ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... State Super CEO. "By becoming a signatory to the Stewardship Code, we are holding ourselves to the same standards of transparency and accountability that we expect of the companies we invest in. "As a responsible asset owner and industry leader, our ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... These areas include development in gender equality, responsible purchasing practices, child and forced labour, and transparency. Outland Denim achieved an A+ ethical grade with more Australian brands including Kookai, Cotton On and Country Road achieving ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... financial markets and products; 3. Ensure better informed financial decision making by enhancing disclosures and transparency on environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities; and 4. Deliver a financial system that meets community expectations ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... opportunity, it's a business necessity," said Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive. "Reporting on their impacts promotes transparency, which in turn helps them anticipate risks and informs decision making." These new guides for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will ...

UBank launches world first certified Green Term Deposit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... chief product innovation officer at UBank. "Pursuing the certification was important to us in order to give customers transparency. CBI will essentially conduct a third party audit and validate the funds are being distributed accordingly." The UBank ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... their portfolios by using a proprietary risk assessment tool, using parameters including the Global Slavery Index, Transparency International and other frameworks. "That helps us to identify the companies we should be identifying in terms of engagements ...

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolio at the moment, managed with a five-year plus horizon, and the importance of that is engagement and impact and transparency right at the top." The strategy seeks to invest in companies around three broad themes - "first, by providing access ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... businesses will be more reporting on human rights exposures. Australian businesses in 2019 will have to provide more transparency into their human rights obligations. This is as a result of the legislation for the modern slavery bill. Although some Australian ...